![]() This is not only hugely refreshing but also quite unique, it works brilliantly as in a YA setting. ![]() To top it all he admits that he lies, paints himself as "not a nice person" and throws red herrings in here and there. Told in the past tense, he even goes so far as to poke holes in his own story and offers a commentary on his life and the lessons he's learned since - he even pokes fun at authors and their foibles. This is the highlight of the novel, the smart and savvy Alcatraz manages to entertain from the word go with a self-depreciating humour and a style all his own. ![]() The series is narrated in the first person by the protagonist and self professed unreliable narrator who not only discusses the parts of this tale but also speaks directly to the reader. These novels follow the adventures of the 13 year old boy Alcatraz Smedry and his discovery of who he really is along with the truth behind the false facade that is the world we know. ![]() ![]() The Complete Alcatraz collects the whole series of Brandon Sanderson young adult novels including Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones, Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia and Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens. ![]()
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